Hellgate (1952 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Marquis Warren |
| Written by | John C. Champion Charles Marquis Warren |
| Produced by | John C. Champion |
| Starring | Sterling Hayden Ward Bond James Arness |
| Cinematography | Ernest W. Miller |
| Distributed by | Commandeer Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hellgate is a 1952 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Sterling Hayden.[1][2]
Plot
Hellgate Prison is an aptly named facility in the desert where the worst criminals are sent. Hanley, a veterinarian and former Civil War soldier, is falsely accused and convicted of a crime. He is sentenced to this hellish place.
He immediately gets on the wrong side of Voorhees, a vicious guard, and Redfield, a mean convict. Hanley will need to fight his way out, particularly when the prisoners are afflicted with an epidemic of a spreading plague.
Cast
- Sterling Hayden as Gilman S. Hanley
- Joan Leslie as Ellen Hanley
- Ward Bond as Lt. Tod Voorhees
- James Arness as George Redfield
- Peter Coe as Jumper Hall
- John Pickard as Gundy Boyd
- Robert J. Wilke as Sgt. Maj. Kearn (as Robert Wilkie)
- James Anderson as Vern Brechene (as Kyle James)
- Richard Emory as Dan Mott
- Dick Paxton as George Nye (as Richard Paxton)
- William Hamel as Lt. Col. Woods (as William R. Hamel)
See also
References
- ^ "Hellgate". NY Times. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Hellgate at the TCM Movie Database
External links
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